Joe

Last seen for girls in 2007 at #17,636 · #991 for boys in 2025, 230 births
Given to boys 97.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
#20
1880 · 731 births
Debut · boys
1880
731 births
In top 100 · boys
92 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
453,255
since 1880

Joe over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201970peak #20, 1880boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#991230
2024—#882272
2023—#909256
2022—#895262
2021—#794310
2020—#728337
2019—#707350
2018—#696347
2017—#684365
2016—#619434
2015—#597460
2014—#567490
2013—#555476
2012—#526499
2011—#490536
2010—#453592
2009—#453607
2008—#408725
2007#17,6365#402732
2006—#368816
2005—#370800
2004—#344826
2003—#327899
2002—#310922
2001#13,5216#302965
2000—#315920
1999—#295972
1998#14,1225#2851,011
1997#12,0706#2761,013
1996#7,57411#2651,058
1995#8,07910#2601,078
1994#11,7786#2431,203
1993#10,5887#2311,255
1992#8,06510#2201,393
1991#7,98710#2131,464
1990#7,30311#2101,460
1989#5,04917#1951,494
1988#4,30820#1871,472
1987#4,12220#1841,488
1986#3,64523#1731,535
1985#3,51724#1701,591
1984#3,61322#1671,592
1983#3,80620#1631,614
1982#4,02519#1491,872
1981#2,65734#1491,860
1980#3,85320#1401,990
1979#2,99728#1361,965
1978#2,30539#1282,039
1977#2,16243#1282,124
1976#2,38734#1172,170
1975#2,16939#1162,239
1974#1,82048#1132,346
1973#1,85745#1052,522
1972#1,65554#1002,825
1971#1,64056#1013,149
1970#1,47468#903,570
1969#1,38569#833,617
1968#1,22380#853,522
1967#1,39962#853,717
1966#1,09692#744,334
1965#1,22677#714,833
1964#1,16390#625,821
1963#1,12694#586,379
1962#1,066102#596,793
1961#1,049109#607,056
1960#934130#577,314
1959#826154#577,389
1958#796159#567,065
1957#760172#576,767
1956#685196#636,124
1955#694183#685,856
1954#620215#675,873
1953#646191#665,797
1952#670174#625,892
1951#613196#575,824
1950#591204#546,033
1949#567217#526,535
1948#585203#477,288
1947#564227#437,904
1946#532220#377,536
1945#526194#366,625
1944#510201#337,062
1943#488230#357,308
1942#480236#337,383
1941#459226#307,158
1940#454217#287,216
1939#428249#277,189
1938#433239#287,438
1937#434226#247,745
1936#413243#238,023
1935#429224#257,555
1934#399265#267,090
1933#406250#276,411
1932#421244#296,690
1931#430228#296,456
1930#417249#276,873
1929#447218#306,596
1928#471212#306,682
1927#458231#306,542
1926#475212#336,338
1925#570158#346,107
1924#610151#356,044
1923#612143#356,003
1922#588149#356,089
1921#629137#366,204
1920#617134#356,071
1919#614130#355,709
1918#666114#345,805
1917#69997#355,142
1916#679101#354,911
1915#611114#384,648
1914#66177#343,712
1913#65962#372,806
1912#60865#362,515
1911#64145#291,449
1910#65842#251,553
1909#58743#231,292
1908#67832#241,209
1907#69430#231,177
1906#54142#251,020
1905#66428#231,024
1904#88017#23959
1903#66625#24895
1902#60030#23955
1901#91813#27756
1900#61133#221,179
1899#75618#24780
1898#75020#29827
1897#62724#26798
1896#95012#27767
1895#57827#28763
1894#60923#28741
1893#57124#28721
1892#90811#23819
1891#57221#29584
1890#57820#28682
1889#60018#25709
1888#51224#23789
1887#73310#21685
1886#57215#21759
1885#62912#25681
1884#61412#22759
1883#48016#26607
1882#47515#23739
1881#53910#23639
1880#8365#20731
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Joe was already there! It came in at #20, and was given to 731 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 2020–2025, when fewer than 340 boys a year got the name.

Where Joe is popular in 1970

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedNHWashington: #124 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 671 boysWAIdaho: #81 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 305 boysIDMontana: #100 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 441 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #144 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,167 boysMNIllinois: #116 for boys · 148 births · 1 in 654 boysILWisconsin: #147 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,149 boysWIMichigan: #126 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 806 boysMINew York: #222 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 1,663 boysNYMassachusetts: #228 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,109 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedRIOregon: #101 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 503 boysORNevada: #84 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 380 boysNVWyoming: #93 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 359 boysWYSouth Dakota: #140 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 725 boysSDIowa: #134 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 826 boysIAIndiana: #116 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 663 boysINOhio: #123 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 788 boysOHPennsylvania: #210 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,237 boysPANew Jersey: #170 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,230 boysNJConnecticut: #172 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,446 boysCTCalifornia: #62 for boys · 495 births · 1 in 360 boysCAUtah: #114 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 560 boysUTColorado: #79 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 380 boysCONebraska: #140 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 922 boysNEMissouri: #98 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 558 boysMOKentucky: #82 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 474 boysKYWest Virginia: #131 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 876 boysWVVirginia: #136 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 780 boysVAMaryland: #207 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,757 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Joe, so not publishedDEArizona: #43 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 207 boysAZNew Mexico: #33 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 147 boysNMKansas: #109 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 536 boysKSArkansas: #53 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 229 boysARTennessee: #65 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 318 boysTNNorth Carolina: #128 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 712 boysNCSouth Carolina: #70 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 303 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #201 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,212 boysDCOklahoma: #52 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 217 boysOKLouisiana: #111 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 505 boysLAMississippi: #46 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 212 boysMSAlabama: #83 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 381 boysALGeorgia: #103 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 490 boysGAHawaii: #199 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 948 boysHITexas: #26 for boys · 841 births · 1 in 136 boysTXFlorida: #114 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 566 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#26 · 1 in 136
  2. New Mexico#33 · 1 in 147
  3. Arizona#43 · 1 in 207
  4. Mississippi#46 · 1 in 212
  5. Oklahoma#52 · 1 in 217

Best ever in a state: #1 in New Mexico, 1926.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#268411 in 136
New Mexico#33651 in 147
Arizona#43821 in 207
Mississippi#461001 in 212
Oklahoma#52931 in 217
Arkansas#53701 in 229
California#624951 in 360
Tennessee#651111 in 318
South Carolina#70771 in 303
Colorado#79521 in 380
Idaho#81201 in 305
Kentucky#82611 in 474
Alabama#83811 in 381
Nevada#84101 in 380
Wyoming#9371 in 359
Missouri#98711 in 558
Montana#100121 in 441
Oregon#101331 in 503
Georgia#103921 in 490
Kansas#109311 in 536
Louisiana#111671 in 505
Florida#114951 in 566
Utah#114221 in 560
Illinois#1161481 in 654
Indiana#116721 in 663
Ohio#1231231 in 788
Washington#124421 in 671
Michigan#1261011 in 806
North Carolina#128641 in 712
West Virginia#131161 in 876
Iowa#134281 in 826
Virginia#136491 in 780
Nebraska#140131 in 922
South Dakota#14071 in 725
Minnesota#144281 in 1,167
Wisconsin#147321 in 1,149
New Jersey#170451 in 1,230
Connecticut#172161 in 1,446
Hawaii#19971 in 948
District of Columbia#201101 in 1,212
Maryland#207161 in 1,757
Pennsylvania#210421 in 2,237
New York#222931 in 1,663
Massachusetts#228151 in 3,109
Alaska———
Delaware———
Maine———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Joe
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 109 spots since 2024 (#882 → #991)
  • 263 spots since 2020 (#728 → #991)
  • 394 spots since 2015 (#597 → #991)
  • Biggest jump: 27 spots in 2024 (#909 → #882)
  • Biggest drop: 109 spots in 2025 (#882 → #991)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #20 (731 births)
  • Births halved by 2017, 137 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 92 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 92 yrs · run 1880–1970
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 125
  • Highest: 1 in 125 boys born in 1907 were named Joe (0.80%)
  • Latest: 1 in 7,426 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #20 in 1880, was only 1 in 151 (0.66%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1940s
  • 15.9% of all boys named Joe (72,015) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s7,098#20 (1880)#23
1890s7,482#23 (1892)#27
1900s10,466#22 (1900)#24
1910s38,250#25 (1910)#34
1920s62,676#30 (1928)#33
1930s71,470#23 (1936)#27
1940s72,015#28 (1940)#37
1950s62,620#54 (1950)#61
1960s53,386#57 (1960)#69
1970s24,949#90 (1970)#113
1980s16,508#140 (1980)#168
1990s11,907#210 (1990)#250
2000s8,212#302 (2001)#360
2010s4,549#453 (2010)#589
2020s1,667#728 (2020)#867

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Joe in 1970

girls
#1,474
68 births · 1 in 25,708 girls
boys
#90
3,570 births · 1 in 521 boys

Top girls' names in 1970

  1. #1Jennifer46,150
  2. #2Lisa38,967
  3. #3Kimberly34,130
  4. #4Michelle34,047
  5. #5Amy25,212
  6. #6Angela24,929
  7. #7Melissa23,735
  8. #8Tammy19,587
  9. #9Mary19,204
  10. #10Tracy18,464
  11. #1,474Joe68

Top boys' names in 1970

  1. #1Michael85,266
  2. #2James61,735
  3. #3David61,728
  4. #4John58,491
  5. #5Robert57,177
  6. #6Christopher41,747
  7. #7William38,887
  8. #8Brian31,917
  9. #9Mark31,461
  10. #10Richard30,442
  11. #90Joe3,570
More about 1970

girls

1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 25,708 of them was named Joe, which outranked 84.2% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joe
  1. #1,464Starr69
  2. #1,464Tari69
  3. #1,464Tonda69
  4. #1,474Joe68
  5. #1,474Alena68
  6. #1,474Aliza68
  7. #1,474Anglea68
  8. #1,490Aundrea67
  9. #1,490Fern67
  10. #1,490George67

Tied with 15 names at #1,474; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,541Tanisha#2,515 → #974
  2. ↑ 1,194India#1,955 → #761
  3. ↑ 695Shay#1,648 → #953
  4. ↑ 685Terra#1,303 → #618
  5. ↑ 669Dyan#1,648 → #979
Fallers
  1. ↓ 385Cinnamon#698 → #1,083
  2. ↓ 306Kaye#932 → #1,238
  3. ↓ 303Luanne#990 → #1,293
  4. ↓ 273Laureen#845 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 273Lesia#965 → #1,238

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 521 of them was named Joe, which outranked 98.3% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Joe
  1. #87Bobby3,636
  2. #88Curtis3,615
  3. #89Walter3,584
  4. #90Joe3,570
  5. #91Alan3,553
  6. #92Philip3,520
  7. #93Martin3,500
Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,783Jermaine#4,404 → #621
  2. ↑ 1,000Dax#1,861 → #861
  3. ↑ 842Jeramy#1,810 → #968
  4. ↑ 639Branden#1,570 → #931
  5. ↑ 407Braden#1,396 → #989
Fallers
  1. ↓ 593Jemal#549 → #1,142
  2. ↓ 307Karen#885 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 307Merlin#885 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 302Dennie#920 → #1,222
  5. ↓ 276Luciano#931 → #1,207

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1970 →